Provincial news

Indaba on Gauteng finances

FINANCIAL management in municipalities is being investigated, with an indaba for Gauteng local governments a first step.

Bara will be a benchmark - premier

PREMIER Nomvula Mokonyane focused on jobs, the economy and health care. She also wished Bafana Bafana good luck in the Confederations Cup.

Mokonyane sticks to gender promise

NEW ministers have been appointed to the provincial cabinet, alongside some old hands. Most notably, there is gender parity, a first for Gauteng.

Mokonyane takes no-nonsense tack

THE new premier of the province has come out firing, training her sites on health, education, job creation, and crime and corruption.

Gautrain beats its jobs targets

TENS of thousands of people have landed work through the construction of the Gautrain, and hundreds of companies have benefited through outsourcing contracts.

Education and health get a boost

THE provincial budget has increased to nearly R60-billion, with health and education getting the biggest slices of the pie. Joburg also gets a sizeable portion.

Mashatile lists Gauteng successes

TRANSPORT, job creation, crime fighting and service delivery topped the agenda in the State of the Province address, with Premier Paul Mashatile committing to continued improvements.

Last chance to register to vote

THE Independent Electoral Commission has announced a final registration weekend for voters to get their names on to voters' roll in time for the general elections to be held later this year.

Provincial learner numbers rise

PRIMARY schools are making way for extra learners, with some increasing the number of Grade 1 classes to accommodate all new pupils.

Matrics do province proud

A BENCHMARK year in education, with the implementation of the new Outcomes Based curriculum, comes to a close with the announcement of the 2008 matric results.

Kits handed to community games

SOCCER uniforms and other sporting equipment have been handed to community football tournaments with the aim of developing the sport.

Film industry in the spotlight

CALLS for more funding and lowering of tariffs were made at the Gauteng Film Indaba, which explored the way forward for the industry.

Gauteng starts here

THE province's new logo represents ignition, showing the province as the birthplace of great ideas and the driver of the country's economy, says the premier.

One ticket system plan for Gauteng

THE new Gauteng Transport Management Authority is "about levelling the playing field with respect to policy application and public governance". It will also cut costs and the spread of urban sprawl.

Mashatile is new Gauteng premier

PAUL MASHATILE, the new Gauteng premier, has kept the Legislature intact, keeping on the old hands appointed by his predecessor.

Joburg hosts top science conference

OPENING the IASP World Conference 2008, the Gauteng premier spoke about the success of the province's Innovation Hub, Africa's first science park aimed at nurturing and growing enterprises in the knowledge sector of the economy.

Gauteng to set up research centre

THE City-Region Observatory will inform the province where to spend its money - it will be key to helping the province prioritise resource allocations.

Gauteng, refugees wait on Con Court

SHELTERS housing foreign victims of xenophobic violence will remain open, pending a ruling from the Constitutional Court. But the province will continue negotiating with the refugees and helping them to re-integrate into their communities.

Improved roads for Joburg

BILLIONS of rand have been set aside to improve the road networks across the province, with major revamps planned for several Johannesburg roads.

Gauteng gets off to strong start

THE province started the year off a strong base, with jobs and housing on the increase, according to Premier Mbhazima Shilowa. It was also working to beat electricity concerns.